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INDEX
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S p o r t s .......... Page 5
Volu m e 6, N u m b e r 8 N o v e m b e r 6, 1984
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N o n p r o f i t Org.
U.S. P O S T A G E
PAID
St. Mary's, MD
Permit No. 1
SMC commuters display the cheese they recieved through a Federal Government aid program, (photo by Dave Riegel)
1984 Empath Election Poll
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^ lkR Ma RG KM ZR MZ
% U.S. SMC Maryland
Student Government Debating
Hike in Activities Fee
Poll Shows Student
Preference for Reagan
By John
The results of the Empath
Presidential Election poll
of students are in and show
Reagan holding a commanding
lead with 58 percent of the
vote over Mondale's 42.
Surprisingly, the results
were similar to the national
and state poll results. A
recent nationwide Harris
poll conducted for National
Public Radio showed Reagan
ahead 56 percent to Mon­dale
's 34 with ten percent
'undecided.
The Empath poll, which only
counted votes for Reagan or
Mondale, showed a simi­larity
with state polls. A
recent Mason-Dixon poll con­ducted
for the Enterprise
showed Reagan ahead 53
percent to Mondale's 42.
The similarity between the
SMC average and the national
and state norms is surpris-by
Lisa Grazioli
Oravec
ing as St. Mary's is a
liberal arts school in the
usually Democratic state of
Maryland.
There is, however, a dif­ference
of opinion between
SMC students and professors.
One faculty member said
there were only three
faculty members they knew of
voting for Reagan. Like the
faculty, other liberal arts
schools show an opposition
to the national trend:
Georgetown supports Mondale
60 percent to Reagan's low
25 percent.
The Empath also asked
students what their 'main
reason' for voting as they
did. The three most common
reasons Reagan supporters
gave approved of his econ­omic
policy, defense policy,
(Please see page 3.)
The SGA is debating whether or not to
raise the Student Activities Fee next year
or retain it as it currently stands at
$75.00.
Compared to other colleges similar in
size to SMC, the activities fee is steep,as
Dave Verrier, Director of Student Programs,
explained, "The fee is comparably large
because it encompasses so many aspects of
student life."
Because St. Mary's has so many activities
to support Verrier said that, "the fee right
now is stretched to its limit."
Money collected from the activities fee
is used to fund cultural and educational
events and to support student committees and
clubs. This includes concerts, coffee­houses,
dances, films, lectures, athletic
clubs, media on campus, etc. Almost every
club or committee on campus is supported in
some way by the activities fee.
SGA vice president, Greg Angst believes
that the fee should not be raised and said,
"We can't continue to raise fees on the
students, especially since tuition was just
raised this year." Angst feels that the
individual clubs should become more self-sufficient
by employing fund-raisers, since
this would take a lot of responsibility away
from the SGA and "free-up" money for other
uses.
Mackay Rippey, editor of the Empath, said
that this raises the problem of why students
pay the fee in the first place. According to
Rippey, having fund-raisers by individual
clubs defeats the purpose of the student
activities fee because, "You're making money
off of the students either way."
Another possibility cited by Verrier,
would be to switch the focus of the major
committees (such as the concert and
coffeehouse committees) away from outside
sources which are quite expensive and often
poorly attended. "Based on the success of
the air band and talent shows, maybe we
should be focusing more on student and local
talent," commented Verrier. If this were to
occur, there would be no need to raise the
fee in the near future. WSMC General Manager Resigns
by Phyllis Bean
Joe lilalsh and Carlos Scheid resigned
October 22 from positions of general manager
and programming director of lilSMC.
Jon Crawford is taking over the general
manager position and Sean Patrick will be
programming director.
Former general manager Walsh said that he
resigned because he disagreed with the
current structure of the heads of the media
as they exist, i.e. their being chosen and
overseen by the media board. He also felt
that, by resigning, it would give the staff
the opportunity to choose the new general
manager.
"I felt that I was becoming too much a
part of the establishment," was Scheid's
response when asked why he resigned. He
also expressed disappointment with the fact
that expressing his ideas and opinions
honestly often caused problems. Explaining
that the position of programming director
for the radio station was a time-consuming
one, Scheid stated, "I needed more time to
myself. There are a lot of things that I
could better spend my time on."
Both W^lsh and Scheid will continue to
offer assistance to the present staff of
WSMC. Scheid is serving as an advisor and
Walsh will be unofficial treasurer for the
radio station.
Crawford, the new general manager of WSMC
is working on improving the listenership of
WSMC.

INDEX
E d i t o r i a l s ..... Page 6 j U J K I
“ s!:“ ::pS s f J J T P * 4 * I f P / j r T T T
P e r s o n a l s ...... Page 8 M. M t M J M ! W M I j£ JL
S p o r t s .......... Page 5
Volu m e 6, N u m b e r 8 N o v e m b e r 6, 1984
^ I8J9 ^
N o n p r o f i t Org.
U.S. P O S T A G E
PAID
St. Mary's, MD
Permit No. 1
SMC commuters display the cheese they recieved through a Federal Government aid program, (photo by Dave Riegel)
1984 Empath Election Poll
W
^ lkR Ma RG KM ZR MZ
% U.S. SMC Maryland
Student Government Debating
Hike in Activities Fee
Poll Shows Student
Preference for Reagan
By John
The results of the Empath
Presidential Election poll
of students are in and show
Reagan holding a commanding
lead with 58 percent of the
vote over Mondale's 42.
Surprisingly, the results
were similar to the national
and state poll results. A
recent nationwide Harris
poll conducted for National
Public Radio showed Reagan
ahead 56 percent to Mon­dale
's 34 with ten percent
'undecided.
The Empath poll, which only
counted votes for Reagan or
Mondale, showed a simi­larity
with state polls. A
recent Mason-Dixon poll con­ducted
for the Enterprise
showed Reagan ahead 53
percent to Mondale's 42.
The similarity between the
SMC average and the national
and state norms is surpris-by
Lisa Grazioli
Oravec
ing as St. Mary's is a
liberal arts school in the
usually Democratic state of
Maryland.
There is, however, a dif­ference
of opinion between
SMC students and professors.
One faculty member said
there were only three
faculty members they knew of
voting for Reagan. Like the
faculty, other liberal arts
schools show an opposition
to the national trend:
Georgetown supports Mondale
60 percent to Reagan's low
25 percent.
The Empath also asked
students what their 'main
reason' for voting as they
did. The three most common
reasons Reagan supporters
gave approved of his econ­omic
policy, defense policy,
(Please see page 3.)
The SGA is debating whether or not to
raise the Student Activities Fee next year
or retain it as it currently stands at
$75.00.
Compared to other colleges similar in
size to SMC, the activities fee is steep,as
Dave Verrier, Director of Student Programs,
explained, "The fee is comparably large
because it encompasses so many aspects of
student life."
Because St. Mary's has so many activities
to support Verrier said that, "the fee right
now is stretched to its limit."
Money collected from the activities fee
is used to fund cultural and educational
events and to support student committees and
clubs. This includes concerts, coffee­houses,
dances, films, lectures, athletic
clubs, media on campus, etc. Almost every
club or committee on campus is supported in
some way by the activities fee.
SGA vice president, Greg Angst believes
that the fee should not be raised and said,
"We can't continue to raise fees on the
students, especially since tuition was just
raised this year." Angst feels that the
individual clubs should become more self-sufficient
by employing fund-raisers, since
this would take a lot of responsibility away
from the SGA and "free-up" money for other
uses.
Mackay Rippey, editor of the Empath, said
that this raises the problem of why students
pay the fee in the first place. According to
Rippey, having fund-raisers by individual
clubs defeats the purpose of the student
activities fee because, "You're making money
off of the students either way."
Another possibility cited by Verrier,
would be to switch the focus of the major
committees (such as the concert and
coffeehouse committees) away from outside
sources which are quite expensive and often
poorly attended. "Based on the success of
the air band and talent shows, maybe we
should be focusing more on student and local
talent," commented Verrier. If this were to
occur, there would be no need to raise the
fee in the near future. WSMC General Manager Resigns
by Phyllis Bean
Joe lilalsh and Carlos Scheid resigned
October 22 from positions of general manager
and programming director of lilSMC.
Jon Crawford is taking over the general
manager position and Sean Patrick will be
programming director.
Former general manager Walsh said that he
resigned because he disagreed with the
current structure of the heads of the media
as they exist, i.e. their being chosen and
overseen by the media board. He also felt
that, by resigning, it would give the staff
the opportunity to choose the new general
manager.
"I felt that I was becoming too much a
part of the establishment," was Scheid's
response when asked why he resigned. He
also expressed disappointment with the fact
that expressing his ideas and opinions
honestly often caused problems. Explaining
that the position of programming director
for the radio station was a time-consuming
one, Scheid stated, "I needed more time to
myself. There are a lot of things that I
could better spend my time on."
Both W^lsh and Scheid will continue to
offer assistance to the present staff of
WSMC. Scheid is serving as an advisor and
Walsh will be unofficial treasurer for the
radio station.
Crawford, the new general manager of WSMC
is working on improving the listenership of
WSMC.